Friday, March 27, 2015

INdependant Reading Choice

I have recently read Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan. This book was recommended to me by a friend. She was not finished reading it when she recommended it to me but had said it was a cute story and an easy read. With those two comments I thought it would be a perfect choice for my second Independent choice. This book was about two different kids both named Will Grayson and when they met, they changed each others lives. I thought a weakness of this book was the separation of the Wills'. At times it would be hard to depict which Will was which. A strength of this book was that it had a strong story line and everything came together at the end perfectly. I thought this was a good book but at times it could get a little boring. If I was to rate it I would probably give it a three and a half out of five stars. It had more strengths than weaknesses but was still not my favorite book to read. I would say it's worth the read but only  recommend it to someone who wanted a quick read and likes cute, quirky stories.

Friday, March 13, 2015

Family Life Commentary

As a class we read Family Life, by Akhil Sharma. Before reading it and reading reviews, it sounded like it could be a good book and an interesting story. At first I gave it a chance by trying to understand how different and how important the move from India to America was for the Sharma family. I tried to put myself in Ajay's shoes and started to feel sorry for him. As it went on, I started to get bothered by Ajay and just the story in general. Personally, I did not enjoy reading this book at all. I thought that by giving it a chance I may like it and learn something from it but I couldnt.  It was a well-written story about the family moving and experiencing traumatizing events but I did not enjoy it all.

Thursday, February 26, 2015

The Books of My Life

Favorite Childhood Book-
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown

Goodnight Moon was always my favorite childhood book. When I was little my mom would read it to me every night as goodnight story.









Book that Inspired Me-The Perks of being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky



The Perks of Being a Wallflower

This book inspired me by showing me a new experience that teenagers could go through. It showed different situations and problems that the main character went through and was able to create new solutions for.









Book that Made Me Cry-The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

The Fault in Our Stars is about teens battling cancer who end up falling in love. For having cancer and going through their hard time they are able to accomplish life goals they evntually won't be able to do anymore. It's an amazing stroy written by John Green and I would reccomend it to anyone.













Favorite Beach Read-
The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks

 

The Last Song is another love story that is perfect while laying on the beach.













Book i recommend  to friends-
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher

I recommend Thirteen Reasons Why to teens and young adults. I was able to finish within a few days because of how interesting it was. Not many books can keep my attention long and this one held it from start to finish.

Introduction

 Hi my name is Sophia, welcome to my blog for Readers Choice 2015! I am a highschool student and  I am not the biggest reader, but I enjoy reading romances and mysteries. I read a lot by John Green including, An Abundance of Katherine's, Will Grayson Will Grayson and The Fault in Our Stars. Another book i have read was Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher. This book was a sort of mystery with a lot of suspense.  I would like to become a more regular reader and Readers Choice is helping me fulfill that goal.